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• USMARCENT Concludes Native Fury 22 USMC News 14 Sep 2022 -- Native Fury 22 has come to an end. U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command, and the Saudi Armed Forces concluded the 8th iteration of the biennial exercise, which was hosted for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• USS Coronado (LCS 4) Decommissions US Navy 14 Sep 2022 -- Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) was decommissioned in San Diego, Sept. 14.
• USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrive in Poland US Navy 14 Sep 2022 -- The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), flagship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrived in Gdynia and Gdansk, Poland respectively, for scheduled port visits, Sept. 14, 2022.
• USNS Mercy Team Concludes Pacific Partnership in Solomon Islands US Navy 14 Sep 2022 -- The Solomon Islands-Pacific Partnership 2022 team wrapped up two weeks of collaboration across several lines of effort during a closing ceremony on board USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Sept. 10, 2022.
• New Biotechnology Executive Order Will Advance DoD Biotechnology Initiatives for America's Economic and National Security DoD 14 Sep 2022 -- The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering welcomes the Biden Administration's announcement of Executive Order (EO) "Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy." This EO will bolster efforts by the Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies to ensure U.S. economic and national security by leveraging biotechnology to secure, strengthen, and diversify our domestic manufacturing supply chains of critical goods, products, and services.
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Remarks at the White House Summit on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing (As Delivered) DoD 14 Sep 2022
• A Navy Ready to Fight Tonight is the Focus, Says Chief of Naval Operations DoD News 14 Sep 2022 -- While investments in a future fleet are vital, so is maintaining the readiness of the current fleet so that it's ready to sail into harm's way, should that be necessary, the chief of naval operations said.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu DoD 14 Sep 2022
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu HAMADA to the Pentagon DoD 14 Sep 2022
• U.S.-Japan Defense Leaders Look to Strengthen Rules-Based Order DoD News 14 Sep 2022 -- BY Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada that the U.S.-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of security in the Indo-Pacific and pledged to make the already close alliance even closer.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Call with Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh DoD 14 Sep 2022
• 'Up To 1,500' Russian Troops Redeployed To Ukraine From Tajik Base, Investigation Reveals RFE/RL 14 Sep 2022 -- DUSHANBE -- Some 1,500 troops have been sent from a vast Russian military base in Tajikistan to Ukraine, multiple sources told RFE/RL, where the Russian Army is said to have suffered enormous casualties in its unprovoked war.
• US pumping Ukraine war machine with arms to retain 'momentum' against Russia Press TV 14 Sep 2022 -- The US says it is planning another weapons shipment to Ukraine so as to retain what Washington calls a "momentum" that the ex-Soviet republic has reportedly gained against Russian forces.
• Raksha Mantri's telephonic conversation with US Secretary of Defence India PIB 14 Sep 2022 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and his US counterpart Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin had a warm and fruitful telephonic conversation today. They reviewed the multi-faceted India-US defence cooperation and reiterated mutual commitment to further strengthen military-to-military ties.
• 36th Tri-Services Commanders' Conference - South held in Port Blair India PIB 14 Sep 2022 -- 36th Tri-Services Commanders' Conference (TSCC) - South was held at Port Blair on 12th & 13th September 2022 under the aegis of Andaman and Nicobar Command.
• Kakadu opens with remembrance and respect Australia DOD 14 Sep 2022 -- Exercise Kakadu 2022 has been officially opened in Darwin with a reception steeped in tradition, remembrance and respect.
• Secretary Blinken’s Call with Italian Prime Minister Draghi US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Nauru Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Jeremiah US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Manele US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Puna US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Tuvalu Prime Minister Natano US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Federated States of Micronesia President Panuelo US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Head of the Pacific McDonald US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Cook Islands Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Hermann US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Detroit, Michigan The White House 14 Sep 2022
• Department Press Briefing - September 14, 2022 US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022

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• Secretary-General's opening remarks at press conference on the 77th session of UN General Assembly UN Secretary-General 14 Sep 2022
• The United States and Partners Announce Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2022
• Joint Statement by U.S. Treasury and State Department: The United States and Partners Announce Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan US Treasury 14 Sep 2022 -- The United States, through the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State, and in coordination with international partners including the government of Switzerland and Afghan economic experts, today announced the establishment of a fund to benefit the people of Afghanistan, or the "Afghan Fund."
• Taliban Want US to Reconsider Plan for Release of Afghan Reserves VOA 14 Sep 2022 -- De facto authorities in Afghanistan have called on the United States to reconsider a plan to transfer billions of Afghan financial assets to a Swiss bank and disburse them outside the country's central bank.
• U.S. Moves $3.5 Billion In Frozen Afghan Central Bank Assets To Fund Aimed At Stabilizing Economy RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Sep 2022 -- The U.S. Treasury says it will transfer $3.5 billion worth of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to a new fund in Switzerland that is aimed at putting money into the war-torn country without going through Taliban militants who are in power.
• UN 'Deeply Concerned' Over Video Appearing To Show Taliban Executing Insurgents RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Sep 2022 -- The United Nations says it is "gravely concerned" by video that appears to show Taliban militants executing captured members of an Afghan insurgent group.
• Taliban Claim Killing 40 Insurgents in Turbulent Northern Afghan Province VOA 14 Sep 2022 -- Taliban security forces in Afghanistan have launched a large-scale "clearance operation" against insurgent forces in parts of the turbulent northern Panjshir province, killing dozens of them and capturing many more.
• Philippine senator calls for a 'claimants only' Code of Conduct on South China Sea Radio Free Asia 14 Sep 2022 -- A Philippine senator's suggestion to negotiate a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea among claimant countries, and not between the whole Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, was met with both approval and reservation from analysts.
• Yemeni Minister of Defense Visits Joint Forces Command of Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen SPA 14 Sep 2022 -- The Yemeni Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Mohsen bin Muhammad Al-Daari, visited here today the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, where he was received by the Commander of the Joint Forces and Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Gen. Mutlaq bin Salim Al-Azima.
• Eight Killed In Roadside Bomb In Northwest Pakistan Claimed By Tehrik-e Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 14 Sep 2022 -- A roadside bomb has killed the former head of a pro-government militia and seven others in northwestern Pakistan, officials said September 14, in an attack claimed by the outlawed Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan militant group (TTP), otherwise known as the Pakistani Taliban.
• Syrians 'can come together to rescue their country' from war, Security Council hears UN News 14 Sep 2022 -- "Progress is possible" to end more than 11 years of war in Syria, in order to produce a peaceful future for all, the UN's Deputy Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
• More than 18,000 residents flee township in Myanmar's Bago region Radio Free Asia 14 Sep 2022 -- The number of people fleeing fighting between junta forces and the Karen National Union (KNU) in Bago region's Mone township is nearing 20,000, according to the KNU.
• Fresh Skirmishes Reported At Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Leave At Least One Dead RFE/RL 14 Sep 2022 -- Fresh clashes have erupted between Tajik and Kyrgyz border guards, leaving at least one dead, with both sides blaming the other for the violence along a disputed segment of the border between the Central Asian countries.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan Trade Accusations Over Recent Deadly Shelling As World Leaders Urge Halt To Violence RFE/RL 14 Sep 2022 -- Clashes erupted again on September 14 between Azerbaijan and Armenia as world leaders called for an immediate cessation in hostilities and international peace efforts intensified.
• FM: Iran-Armenia border must be maintained unchanged IRNA 14 Sep 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov stressed that Iran considers Iran-Armenia border as a historic communication path that must be maintained unchanged.
• Tigray's Leadership Says Drones Used in Ethiopia's Latest Airstrikes VOA 14 Sep 2022 -- As the civil war in Ethiopia rages on, the head of the main hospital in the Tigray region's capital says two airstrikes Wednesday morning have killed at least ten people.
• Fighting Puts Damper on Ethiopian New Year, As TPLF Says it Will Accept AU Mediation VOA 14 Sep 2022 -- On Sunday, Ethiopians marked "Enkutatash," the new year holiday. However, renewed fighting in the country's two-year long civil war meant a curfew was in place in some areas close to the conflict, putting a damper on celebrations.
• Mozambique's President Assures Western Energy Companies of Security in Troubled Region VOA 14 Sep 2022 -- Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi has called on Western energy companies to resume work in Cabo Delgado Province, saying security has improved around the town of Palma. But clashes are continuing between federal forces and other African allies against Islamist militants.

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• 2022 State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen European Commission 14 Sep 2022
• Readout of the First Joint Ransomware Task Force Meeting CISA 14 Sep 2022 -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Ransomware Task Force (JRTF), an interagency body established by Congress to unify and strengthen efforts against the ongoing threat of ransomware.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Khovar National Information Agency of Tajikistan under the Government of Tajikistan marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, September 14, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Sep 2022
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on September 14, 2022 PRC MofA 14 Sep 2022
• China's Xi Jinping arrives in Kazakhstan amid rumors of meeting with Pope Francis Radio Free Asia 14 Sep 2022 -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Kazakhstan at the start of a state visit to two Central Asian countries that will see him meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional strategic summit in Uzbekistan, and amid speculation of a meeting with the Pope.
• Chinese President Visits Kazakhstan In His First Trip Abroad Since COVID-19 Pandemic RFE/RL 14 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on September 14 on his first trip abroad since the COVID-19 pandemic.
• China's Xi Kicks Off Central Asia Trip With Visits to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan VOA 14 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, two of the most populous countries in Central Asia, on a trip that some experts say is aimed at highlighting the success of China's Belt and Road Initiative. It is Xi's first foreign trip since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a public health emergency in 2020.
• China's Anhui publishes draft rules allowing single parents to register births Radio Free Asia 14 Sep 2022 -- Faced with falling birth rates, authorities in Anhui are gearing up to remove bans on unmarried women having children.
• China conducts first flight test for domestically developed reusable liquid rocket engine Global Times 14 Sep 2022 -- China's aerospace technology researchers announced Tuesday that for the first time the country has conducted a verification flight test on a domestically developed reusable liquid oxygen kerosene engine. The successful maiden flight test marks a major breakthrough in engine reusability development, the Global Times learned from the developers.
• China delivers another breakthrough in supersized container shipbuilding Global Times 14 Sep 2022 -- Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp, on Tuesday delivered a supersized container ship, 12 days ahead of schedule, in another breakthrough for the country's ultra-large container shipbuilding.
• Taiwan Policy Act to receive bipartisan support in committee: Senator CNA 14 Sep 2022 -- A bill described by its sponsors as "the most comprehensive restructuring of U.S. policy towards Taiwan since the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) of 1979," should receive bipartisan support at Wednesday's committee hearing, one of its initiators said Tuesday.
• North Korea forces citizens to attend lectures about new nuclear force law Radio Free Asia 14 Sep 2022 -- North Korea is forcing citizens to attend propaganda lectures to promote the newly passed "Nuclear Forces Policy Act," which authorizes leader Kim Jong Un to order a preemptive nuclear strike to counter threats, but people are griping that the lectures waste time while they struggle to make a living, sources in the country told RFA.
• CISA, FBI, NSA, Treasury, Cyber Command, and International Partners Release Advisory on Malicious Cyber Actors Affiliated with Iranian Government Agency CISA 14 Sep 2022 -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), and the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) today released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to highlight continued malicious cyber activity by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors affiliated with the Iranian Government's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
• Three Iranian Nationals Charged with Engaging in Computer Intrusions and Ransomware-Style Extortion Against U.S. Critical Infrastructure Providers US Dept. of Justice 14 Sep 2022 -- An indictment was unsealed today charging three Iranian nationals with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims.
• Treasury Sanctions IRGC-Affiliated Cyber Actors for Roles in Ransomware Activity US Treasury 14 Sep 2022 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned ten individuals and two entities for their roles in conducting malicious cyber acts, including ransomware activity. Today's designations are part of a joint action with the Department of Justice, Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Cyber Command, National Security Agency, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The individuals and entities designated today are all affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
• U.S. Accuses Three Iranians Of Carrying Out Cyberattacks, Issues Sanctions Against Them RFE/RL 14 Sep 2022 -- The U.S. Justice Department has indicted three Iranians whom it says used ransomware attacks against hundreds of victims in the United States, Britain, and other countries.
• Three Iranian Hackers Charged in 'Ransomware-Style' Hacking Campaign VOA 14 Sep 2022 -- The U.S. Justice Department unsealed a criminal indictment on Wednesday accusing three Iranian nationals of hacking the networks of hundreds of victims in the United States and around the world in what officials described as a "ransomware-style" cyber campaign.
• Data Shows Iranian Oil Exports Rise For Third Month In August RFE/RL 14 Sep 2022 -- Oil-tanker tracking companies estimate Iran's oil exports increased for a third consecutive month in August.
• Iran FM: Agreement possible if American side applies 'realism' Press TV 14 Sep 2022 -- Iran says the revival of the 2015 nuclear accord is "possible" should the American side adopt a realistic approach towards the negotiations.
• Junta arrests 15 demanding UN extend term of Myanmar rep Radio Free Asia 14 Sep 2022 -- Authorities in Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon arrested 15 people on Tuesday evening after breaking up an anti-junta protest calling on the United Nations to extend the tenure of the shadow National Unity Government's (NUG) envoy to the world body.
• Myanmar's workers left vulnerable as junta crushes unions Radio Free Asia 14 Sep 2022 -- Myanmar's labor unions have been all but crushed amid a crackdown by the junta in the more than 19 months since the military seized power in a coup, according to union officials and the workers who they represent.